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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
January 23, 2009
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733-5612
Governor Perdue’s Statement on North Carolina’s Unemployment
Numbers
“Today we received more sobering news about the impact the global economic crisis is having
on North Carolina as the unemployment rate rose to its highest point since June 1983,” said Gov.
Perdue. “Getting our people back to work is my number one priority. I will ensure the North
Carolina Employment Security Commission is well equipped to connect workers with
employers, provide employment counseling and job-search assistance, and make unemployment
benefits available so our people can successfully bridge the gap from their old jobs to new ones.”
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BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
20301 MAIL SERVICE CENTER • RALEIGH, NC 27699-0301
January 23, 2009
Contact: Chris Mackey
Office: (919) 733-5612
Governor Perdue’s Statement on North Carolina’s Unemployment
Numbers
“Today we received more sobering news about the impact the global economic crisis is having
on North Carolina as the unemployment rate rose to its highest point since June 1983,” said Gov.
Perdue. “Getting our people back to work is my number one priority. I will ensure the North
Carolina Employment Security Commission is well equipped to connect workers with
employers, provide employment counseling and job-search assistance, and make unemployment
benefits available so our people can successfully bridge the gap from their old jobs to new ones.”
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